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.Dd $Mdocdate: November 6 2016 $
.Dt RAND_SET_RAND_METHOD 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm RAND_set_rand_method ,
.Nm RAND_get_rand_method ,
.Nm RAND_SSLeay
.Nd select RAND method
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In openssl/rand.h
.Ft int
.Fo RAND_set_rand_method
.Fa "const RAND_METHOD *meth"
.Fc
.Ft const RAND_METHOD *
.Fn RAND_get_rand_method void
.Ft RAND_METHOD *
.Fn RAND_SSLeay void
.Sh DESCRIPTION
These functions used to allow for the random number generator functions
to be replaced by arbitrary code.
.Pp
They are kept for ABI compatibility but are no longer functional, and
should not be used in new programs.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
.Fn RAND_set_rand_method
always returns 1.
.Fn RAND_get_rand_method
and
.Fn RAND_SSLeay
always return
.Dv NULL .
.Sh HISTORY
.Fn RAND_set_rand_method ,
.Fn RAND_get_rand_method ,
and
.Fn RAND_SSLeay
are available in all versions of OpenSSL.
